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Investors missing healthy returns amid bond fears

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... fixed income strategies have continued to bring about solid returns. In the 12 months to June 2016, Barclays Global Aggregate Index returned 9.34% (in AUD-hedged terms). The annualised return of global fixed income over the past five years has been 7.75%. ...

iShares to launch global fixed income ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... bonds and emerging market bonds. The iShares Global Corporate Bond ETF will be benchmarked against the Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate Index, which includes investment grade corporate fixed rate bonds issued by corporations in emerging and developed ...

Northern Trust wins NZ Super mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
Northern Trust's international asset management arm has been appointed to run a Barclays Global Aggregate fixed income mandate for the $26 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super). The new mandate, which incorporates the super funds' environmental ...

Bond experts reiterate need for flexible duration strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... investment returns, it is a crucial factor for investors to consider. The duration of the benchmark Barclays Global Aggregate Index has now stretched out to 6.44 years in part because companies and governments are able to issue longer-dated bonds in ...

VicSuper adopts fresh approach to sovereign exposure

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... benchmark index by combining a tightly constrained sovereign benchmark with the credit exposures of the Barclays Global Aggregate Benchmark. The previous benchmark for the core international fixed interest portfolio was Barclays Global Aggregate Index. ...
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